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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Brent

Goodson Road, London, NW10 9LS

Website 02089655651

96

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Outstanding

Graded 23/01/2024

Application demand

98%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

96.9%

5.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

484

Capacity used

Nearly full

95%

510 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

98%

1st preference success rate

53 of 54 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

154

Total applications

2.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference5453● 98%
2nd preference415● 12%
3rd preference291● 3%
Later preferences (4th–6th)301● 3%
Total1546039%

1st preference success by year

77%
2020
65%
2021
73%
2022
78%
2023
95%
2024
98%
2025

Brent lets families list 6 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
D Titus
Address
Goodson Road, Willesden, London, NW10 9LS
Phone
02089655651
Local authority
Brent
Ward / constituency
Roundwood · Brent East
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
101555

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals24%——
English as additional language60%——
SEN support17%——
49% boys (238)51% girls (246)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

484 pupils · 510 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    23 January 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Outstanding overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 381 pupils

Attendance

96.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

5.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

6%
20/21
10%
21/22
10%
22/23
8%
23/24
5%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths96%——
Higher standard19%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard91%
+29% vs England
Higher standard12%
+4% vs England

Reading

Expected standard100%
+25% vs England
Higher standard78%
+45% vs England
Average score113
+7 vs England

Writing

Expected standard93%
+21% vs England
Greater depth16%
+3% vs England

Maths

Expected standard98%
+24% vs England
Higher standard57%
+31% vs England
Average score110
+5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard100%
+27% vs England
Higher standard83%
+53% vs England
Average score115
+10 vs England

Science

Expected standard98%
+16% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

952019912023962024912025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)91%61%
Higher standard12%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.